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crho on 14 November 2008

http://www.mmv.co.jp/company/index.html
http://www.mmv.co.jp/common/images/var/ir_news/237/081114_2qall.pdf

Results for the Six Months ended September 2008.

Net Sales: 4.3 billion yen
Net Income: -0.2 billion yen (loss)

Results by Business Segment (millions of yen)

Business Segment  Net Sales   Operating 
Income
Music and Video 1,788 144
Digital Contents 1,948 (165)
Stage Performance 611 73

- 14 new titles for Japan, shipping 366k.
(Luminous Arc 2, Valhalla Knights 2, Ikki Tousen: Eloquent Fist, Hitman Reborn: Battle Arena, etc.)
- 7 new titles for overseas markets, shipping 103k.
(Ecolis, Super Swing Golf, R-Type Tactics, etc.)

- In Japan, Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness shipped 60k. (99k shipped over same period last year) 
- Overseas, Harvest Moon DS shipped 98k. (300k shipped over same period last year)



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noname2200 on 14 November 2008

Marvelous posted a loss? Not cool, man, not cool.



crho on 27 November 2008

http://www.mmv.co.jp/company/ir_library/index.html
http://www.magicalir.net/7844/streaming/081120/index.html
http://ir.moovii.jp/cast/download/2/57/2_57.pdf?61750-937

Music and Video Market Size Transition

Music Market (billions of yen)
Source: Japan Records

  2006 2007 2008
First-Half
Music Software Sales  408.4 391.1 181.7
Online Music Sales 53.5 75.5 45.0

Video Market (billions of yen)
Source: Japan Video Software Association

  2006 2007 2008
First-Half
Video Software Sales  330.8 318.0 141.5
Blu-ray & HD-DVD Sales   (H1) 1.0 2.2

Japan Game Market Size Transition

Game Market (billions of yen)
Source: Enterbrain

  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
First-Half
Software Sales 111.6 163.9 261.9 327.4 127.2
Hardware Sales 316.3 290.7 363.8 360.5 162.1


Esa-Petteri on 27 November 2008

How could they post a loss, after all they developed mostly on nintendo platforms and we all know it is almost free to develop on wii/ds. Oh and I see they developed NMH which was a huge success. These number must be due those few psp-games they have developed.



Khuutra on 27 November 2008

Very interesting. I'm goign to guess that they sunk costs into more expensive projects this quarter than Harvest Moon managed to pull in.

Which is a shame because Harvest Moo is so awesome.



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Soma on 27 November 2008

oh, I thought they were only a videogame company. Too bad they had a loss. Hope their next Wii games help them gain some money.



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Kasz216 on 27 November 2008
Esa-Petteri said:

How could they post a loss, after all they developed mostly on nintendo platforms and we all know it is almost free to develop on wii/ds. Oh and I see they developed NMH which was a huge success. These number must be due those few psp-games they have developed.

No More Heroes was a huge success.  They threw a party they were so happy.

 



crho on 27 November 2008

http://ir.moovii.jp/cast/download/2/57/2_57.pdf?61750-937

Digital Contents Business: FY2009 Q2 Results

Software Shipments by Region

Region

FY2009 Q2

 FY2008 Q2
Japan Total
New
Old

425,000
366,000
59,000

 384,000
285,000
99,000
Overseas Total
New
Old		 201,000
103,000
98,000		 48,000
13,000
30,000

Software Shipments by Platform

Japan

New Titles

PCT

 Total Shipped
(All Titles)		 PCT
Wii 0 0.0 1,000 0.4
DS 8 57.1 184,000 42.9
PS2 2 14.3 51,000 13.3
PSP 4 28.6 189,000 43.4
Total 14 100.0 426,000 100.0
Europe New Titles PCT Total Shipped
(All Titles)		 PCT
Wii 2 28.6 60,000 30.0
DS 2 28.6 86,000 42.6
PS2 2 28.6 4,000 2.4
PSP 1 14.3 50,000 25.1
Total 7 100.0 202,000 100.0

Main Titles Released [Japan]
Luminous Arc 2 (DS)
Valhalla Knights 2 (PSP)
Hitman Reborn: Battle Arena (PSP)
Eloquent Fist (PSP)

Main Titles Released [Overseas]
Ecolois: Save the Forest (DS)
R-Type Tactics (PSP)
Super Swing Golf (Wii)



Tailgunner on 27 November 2008
Esa-Petteri said:

How could they post a loss, after all they developed mostly on nintendo platforms and we all know it is almost free to develop on wii/ds. Oh and I see they developed NMH which was a huge success. These number must be due those few psp-games they have developed.

 

 That's right, the PSP is such a hellacious moneysink that it can wipe out the entire profit of a multifaceted entertainment corporation.  That must be where all of Sony's money is going too.



"This is the deep-dish, delicious irony endured by the Nintendo stalwart: to see their platform of choice ascendant, even as their bright God turns his face away."

Tycho Brahe

crho on 27 November 2008

http://ir.moovii.jp/cast/download/2/57/2_57.pdf?61750-937

Digital Contents Business: FY2009 Second-Half Forecast

Sales by Region (millions of yen)

Region

FY2009
Plan

 FY2008
Results
Japan Net Sales
Japan Operating Income

7,300
660

 6,903
457
Overseas Net Sales
Oversaes Operating Income		 3,200
-		 3,091
-

Software Shipments by Platform (H1 Results + H2 Forecast)

Japan

New Titles

PCT

 Total Shipped
(All Titles)		 PCT
Wii 4 15.4 150,000 14.2
DS 12 46.2 500,000 47.2
PS2 5 19.2 110,000 10.4
PSP 5 19.2 300,000 28.3
Total 26 100.0 1,060,000 100.0
Europe New Titles PCT Total Shipped
(All Titles)		 PCT
Wii 4 21.1 400,000 39.4
DS 12 63.2 560,000 55.2
PS2 2 10.5 25,000 2.5
PSP 1 5.3 50,000 3.0
Total 19 100.0 1,015,000 100.0
North
America		 New Titles PCT Total Shipped
(All Titles)		 PCT
Wii 2 50.0 250,000 76.9
DS 1 25.0 40,000 12.3
PS2 0 0.0 0 0.0
PSP 1 25.0 35,000 10.8
Total 4 100.0 325,000 100.0

 

Main Titles Scheduled [Japan]
Bokujou Monogatari: Waku Waku Animal March (Wii)
Avalon Code (DS)
Akagawa Jirou Mystery: Tsuki no Hikari (DS)
Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! Kindan no Yami no Delta (Wii/PS2)
Rune Factory Frontier (Wii)
Junjou Romanchika (PS2)
Bokujou Monogatari: Youkoso Kaze no Bazaar e (DS)
Muramasa: The Demon Blade (Wii)

Main Titles Scheduled [Europe]
Harvest Moon DS: Island of Happiness (DS)
Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon (DS)
Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility (Wii)
Little King's Story (Wii)

Main Titles Scheduled [North America]
Valhalla Knights 2 (PSP)
Avalon Code (DS)
Rune Factory Frontier (Wii)
Little King's Story (Wii)